College football upset alert: Expert picks for Week 5 underdogs with the best odds to win
Middle Tennessee beat Miami 45-32 as 25.5-point underdogs last week. There were four double-digit underdog wins in Week 4. All four teams were on the road. The panel will try to spot a trend this week as they are looking for a change from last weeks poor showing.
No. 17 Texas A&M is a three-point favorite at Mississippi State. Will Rogers is tied for the national lead in touchdown passes with 16.
Michigan State is a heavy favorite at home against Maryland. The Spartans are coming off two straight losses. Both teams are bad on defense.
Ohio is a favorite at Kent State. The Golden Flashes are coming off a tough non-conference schedule. Ohio has not stopped anybody yet, but the last three games have been one-score games.
Kansas is undefeated and the betting public is not buying the Jayhawks' start. Kansas is playing at home against Iowa State. The Jayhawk's last game was against Duke.
No. 17 Texas A&M is favored by 3.5 points at Mississippi State. The Aggies have beaten two high-major opponents since their loss to App State, but they still have a lot to improve on.
Auburn is a 9-point favorite against LSU.
Auburn is not good. The Tigers won their game against Missouri with an overtime victory. Harsin is under fire. He might be fired.
No. 9 Oklahoma State is coming off a bye week and is favored to beat No. 16 Baylor. The Cowboys lost to Baylor in the Big 12 championship game.
No. 22 Wake Forest is a 7-point favorite at No. 23 Florida State. The Seminoles are looking good under third-year coach Mike Norvell. Wake is coming off a double-overtime loss to Clemson.
Indiana is a 5-point favorite at Nebraska. The Cornhuskers are 1-3 and have not looked good in any of their games. Nebraska won the last game 38-17 over North Dakota.
Boston College is a 15.5-point favorite against Louisville. The team has not played well on the road recently.
No. 22 Wake Forest is a 7-point favorite at No. 23 Florida State. The Deacs beat Clemson last week.
Iowa has won the past four games in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes have won four of their past five games against Top 5 teams in the friendly confines.
